A case of primary Sjögren's syndrome presenting primarily with central nervous system vasculitic involvement

Rheumatology International

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 805-807

  Hasiloglu, Zehra Isik ^a   Albayram, Sait ^a   Tasmali, Koray ^b   Erer, Burak ^a   Selcuk, Hakan ^b   Islak, Civan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BAKIRKOY DR SADI KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Central nervous system involvement; Sj gren's syndrome; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMIHYPESTHESIA; HEMIPARESTHESIA; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; AZATHIOPRINE; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDNISOLONE; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; VASCULITIS;

EID: 84863329947     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-1824-z     Document Type: Article

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